| Revision as of 17:22, 19 December 2022 editThe Grid (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, New page reviewers, Pending changes reviewers22,293 edits The focus is about the design of the cup; the product is not the scope of this article. Also, why are you bringing back a source that does not verify the statement made?; ce and NPOV← Previous edit | Revision as of 22:35, 26 December 2022 edit undoMacrakis (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers53,866 edits update history with more sourced info; remove unnecessary See Also to Dixie CupTag: Visual edit: SwitchedNext edit → | ||
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| {{for|the plant species|Aconitum anthora}} | {{for|the plant species|Aconitum anthora}} | ||
| The '''Anthora''' is a ] |
The '''Anthora''' is a design for a ] for ] that has become iconic of ] daily life. Its name is an Eastern European-accented pronunciation of the word '']''.<ref name="nytbuck">{{cite web |title=Leslie Buck, Designer of Iconic Coffee Cup, Dies at 87 |work=] |first1=Margalit |last1=Fox |date=April 29, 2010 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/nyregion/30buck.html |access-date=December 13, 2022}}</ref> | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| The cup was originally designed by ] of the Sherri Cup Company in 1963,<ref name="nytbuck"/> to appeal to ] coffee shops in New York City, and was later much copied by other companies.<ref name="nytcup"/> | The cup was originally designed by ] of the Sherri Cup Company in 1963,<ref name="nytbuck"/> to appeal to ] coffee shops in New York City, and was later much copied by other companies.<ref name="nytcup"/> Sherri was later acquired by the ],<ref name="nytbuck" /> which in turn was acquired by ] in 2012.<ref name="Dart">{{cite press release |title=Dart Container Closes on Acquisition of Solo Cup Company |publisher=] |date=May 4, 2012 |url=http://www.dart.biz/web/products.nsf/files/Dart-Solo-Acquisition05042012.pdf/$FILE/Dart-Solo-Acquisition05042012.pdf |access-date=January 28, 2014}}</ref> | ||
| Sales of the cup reached 500 million in 1994 at its peak,<ref name="nytfyi">{{cite web |title=F.Y.I. – A Cup of Inspiration |work=The New York Times |first1=Jesse |last1=McKinley |date=October 15, 1995 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/15/nyregion/fyi-062553.html |access-date=December 13, 2022}}</ref> and fell to about 200 million cups annually by 2005.<ref name="nytbuck"/> At its peak, up to 15 million cups were used monthly.<ref name="nytcup">{{cite web |title=Urban History to Go: Black, No Sugar |work=The New York Times |first1=John Freeman |last1=Gill |date=June 26, 2005 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/26/nyregion/thecity/26cups.html |access-date=December 13, 2022}}</ref> One '']'' writer in 1995 called the Anthora "perhaps the most successful cup in history".<ref name="nytfyi"/> By 2007, it was mentioned in passing in a ''New York Times'' television review as "one of those endangered artifacts".<ref name="nytartifact">{{cite web |title=To Sleep, Nay, Perchance to Stay Wide Awake |work=The New York Times |first1=Virginia |last1=Heffernan |date=May 27, 2007 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/23/arts/television/23heff.html |access-date=December 13, 2022}}</ref> Production restarted in 2015.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=LaMarche |first=Una |title=How to start a panic over coffee cups |url=https://theoutline.com/post/1331/how-to-start-a-panic-over-coffee-cups |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=The Outline |language=en}}</ref> | Sales of the cup reached 500 million in 1994 at its peak,<ref name="nytfyi">{{cite web |title=F.Y.I. – A Cup of Inspiration |work=The New York Times |first1=Jesse |last1=McKinley |date=October 15, 1995 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/15/nyregion/fyi-062553.html |access-date=December 13, 2022}}</ref> and fell to about 200 million cups annually by 2005.<ref name="nytbuck"/> At its peak, up to 15 million cups were used monthly.<ref name="nytcup">{{cite web |title=Urban History to Go: Black, No Sugar |work=The New York Times |first1=John Freeman |last1=Gill |date=June 26, 2005 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/26/nyregion/thecity/26cups.html |access-date=December 13, 2022}}</ref> One '']'' writer in 1995 called the Anthora "perhaps the most successful cup in history".<ref name="nytfyi"/> By 2007, it was mentioned in passing in a ''New York Times'' television review as "one of those endangered artifacts".<ref name="nytartifact">{{cite web |title=To Sleep, Nay, Perchance to Stay Wide Awake |work=The New York Times |first1=Virginia |last1=Heffernan |date=May 27, 2007 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/23/arts/television/23heff.html |access-date=December 13, 2022}}</ref> Production restarted in 2015.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=LaMarche |first=Una |title=How to start a panic over coffee cups |url=https://theoutline.com/post/1331/how-to-start-a-panic-over-coffee-cups |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=The Outline |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| == Culture == | == Culture == | ||
| The Anthora has been displayed in the Design Department of the ], in an exhibition at the ] on "The Persistence of Classicism",<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Puşcaşiu |first=Voica |date=February 15, 2015 |title=Design, It’s Not What It Looks Like! |url=http://archive.sciendo.com/IRSR/irsr.2015.5.issue-2/irsr-2015-0010/irsr-2015-0010.pdf |journal=International Review of Social Research |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=117 |doi=10.1515/irsr-2015-0010}}</ref><ref name="nytcup" /> and in an article on "A History of New York in 50 Objects".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Sam |date=September 2, 2012 |title=A History of New York in 50 Objects |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00E2D9103CF931A3575AC0A9649D8B63 |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=The New York Times |language=en}}</ref> It has been featured in various movies and television.<ref name="nytbuck" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lokker |first=Brian |date=2020-06-18 |title=New York's Iconic Anthora Coffee Cup on TV |url=https://www.coffeecrossroads.com/coffee-and-the-arts/movies-tv-video/new-york-iconic-anthora-coffee-cup-on-tv |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=Coffee Crossroads |language=en-US}}</ref><!--Do not list specific shows, it's not necessary.--> In 2003, Graham Hill of the design group ExceptionLab designed a ceramic replica,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Legend – We Are Happy To Serve You |url=https://wearehappytoserveyou.com/the-legend/ |access-date=2022-12-19 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
The Anthora has been displayed in the Design Department of the ], in an exhibition at the ] on "The Persistence of Classicism",<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Puşcaşiu |first=Voica |date=February 15, 2015 |title=Design, It’s Not What It Looks Like! |url=http://archive.sciendo.com/IRSR/irsr.2015.5.issue-2/irsr-2015-0010/irsr-2015-0010.pdf |journal=International Review of Social Research |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=117 |doi=10.1515/irsr-2015-0010}}</ref><ref name="nytcup" /> and in an article on "A History of New York in 50 Objects".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Sam |date=September 2, 2012 |title=A History of New York in 50 Objects |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00E2D9103CF931A3575AC0A9649D8B63 |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=The New York Times |language=en}}</ref> It has been featured in various movies and television.<ref name="nytbuck" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lokker |first=Brian |date=2020-06-18 |title=New York's Iconic Anthora Coffee Cup on TV |url=https://www.coffeecrossroads.com/coffee-and-the-arts/movies-tv-video/new-york-iconic-anthora-coffee-cup-on-tv |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=Coffee Crossroads |language=en-US}}</ref><!--Do not list specific shows, it's not necessary.--> In 2003, Graham Hill of the design group ExceptionLab designed a ceramic replica reproducing the construction of the paper cup, converting it from disposable to permanent;<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Legend – We Are Happy To Serve You |url=https://wearehappytoserveyou.com/the-legend/ |access-date=2022-12-19 |language=en-US}}</ref> it is sold at the ] shop.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Coffee Cup |url=https://store.moma.org/products/new-york-coffee-cup |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=MoMA Design Store |language=en}}</ref> In 2004, ] commissioned a special edition for the ], including its peacock logo and the ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martinez |first=Jose |date=July 8, 2004 |title=Playing Games with a cup we love |pages=2 |work=New York Daily News |url=https://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/greek_anthora_coffee_cup |access-date=December 19, 2022}}</ref> | ||
| == External links == | |||
| * Manufacturer's | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| {{portal|Coffee}} | {{portal|Coffee}} | ||
| * ] | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:35, 26 December 2022
Coffee cup design For the plant species, see Aconitum anthora.
The Anthora is a design for a disposable paper cup for coffee that has become iconic of New York City daily life. Its name is an Eastern European-accented pronunciation of the word amphora.
History
The cup was originally designed by Leslie Buck of the Sherri Cup Company in 1963, to appeal to Greek-owned coffee shops in New York City, and was later much copied by other companies. Sherri was later acquired by the Solo Cup Company, which in turn was acquired by Dart Container in 2012.
Sales of the cup reached 500 million in 1994 at its peak, and fell to about 200 million cups annually by 2005. At its peak, up to 15 million cups were used monthly. One New York Times writer in 1995 called the Anthora "perhaps the most successful cup in history". By 2007, it was mentioned in passing in a New York Times television review as "one of those endangered artifacts". Production restarted in 2015.
Buck never received royalties from his design, but as a salesman he was well-remunerated for the product's success. When he retired from Sherri Cup Company in 1992, he was presented with 10,000 Anthoras printed with a testimonial inscription. After Buck's death in 2010, a New York Times writer described the motto on the cup as having "welcome intimations of tenderness, succor and humility".
Design
The original Anthora depicts an image of an Ancient Greek amphora, a Greek key design on the top and bottom rim, and the words "WΣ ARΣ HAPPY TO SΣRVΣ YOU" in angular script intended to evoke ancient Greek epigraphy and using Σ to represent the letter E. The blue and white colors were inspired by the flag of Greece.
There are also variant knock-offs; a popular one produced by Premier Cup portrays a discus-thrower; others depict the Parthenon, a harpist, and so on, and have variant slogans such as "We Are Pleased To Serve You".
Culture
The Anthora has been displayed in the Design Department of the Museum of Modern Art, in an exhibition at the Clark Art Institute on "The Persistence of Classicism", and in an article on "A History of New York in 50 Objects". It has been featured in various movies and television. In 2003, Graham Hill of the design group ExceptionLab designed a ceramic replica reproducing the construction of the paper cup, converting it from disposable to permanent; it is sold at the Museum of Modern Art shop. In 2004, NBC commissioned a special edition for the 2004 Summer Olympics, including its peacock logo and the Olympic rings.
External links
- Manufacturer's product page
See also
References
- ^ Fox, Margalit (April 29, 2010). "Leslie Buck, Designer of Iconic Coffee Cup, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ Gill, John Freeman (June 26, 2005). "Urban History to Go: Black, No Sugar". The New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- "Dart Container Closes on Acquisition of Solo Cup Company" (PDF) (Press release). Dart Container. May 4, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ McKinley, Jesse (October 15, 1995). "F.Y.I. – A Cup of Inspiration". The New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- Heffernan, Virginia (May 27, 2007). "To Sleep, Nay, Perchance to Stay Wide Awake". The New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ LaMarche, Una. "How to start a panic over coffee cups". The Outline. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- Popik, Barry. "Barry Popik". www.barrypopik.com. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- Puşcaşiu, Voica (February 15, 2015). "Design, It's Not What It Looks Like!" (PDF). International Review of Social Research. 5 (2): 117. doi:10.1515/irsr-2015-0010.
- Roberts, Sam (September 2, 2012). "A History of New York in 50 Objects". The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- Lokker, Brian (June 18, 2020). "New York's Iconic Anthora Coffee Cup on TV". Coffee Crossroads. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- "The Legend – We Are Happy To Serve You". Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- "New York Coffee Cup". MoMA Design Store. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- Martinez, Jose (July 8, 2004). "Playing Games with a cup we love". New York Daily News. p. 2. Retrieved December 19, 2022.